förfara

== Swedish == === Etymology === för- +‎ fara, from Old Swedish forfara, from Middle Low German vorvaren, from Old Saxon faran (“to travel, go”), cognate with German verfahren. === Verb === förfara (present förfar, preterite förfor, supine förfarit, imperative förfar) to proceed, to handle, to do (things in a particular manner) Synonym: gå till väga ==== Usage notes ==== Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “förfara”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “förfara”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)